FUNCTIONING : - The operational control of the Navy is exercise by the Naval Headquarters in New Delhi through a chain of commands . At the Headquarter , the Chief of Naval Staff is assisted by four principal Staff Officer namely , the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff , Chief of Personnel , Chief of Material and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff . The Navy is organised into three Naval Commands under Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief : Western Naval Command with headquarter at Mumbai , Eastern Naval Command with headquarter at Vishakhapatnam and Southern Naval Command with Headquarter at Cochin.